Top 10 Films of 2000...

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Yessir, it's about that time again...

It was Y2k - It was the year of the dreaded millennium bug who never quite stung - It was one helluva year for films IMO.

You know the procedure; please try to do a top 10 in order (hard as it may be) with an optional two or three "honorable mentions".


The Callaghan Best Films of 2000 List:

01 Gladiator
02 The Patriot
03 Cast Away
04 Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?
05 What Lies Beneath
06 Remember the Titans
07 Frequency
08 Memento
09 Billy Elliott
10 Unbreakable

Honorable Mentions:
What Women Want
Requiem for a Dream
Shadow of the Vampire

Also...

The Oscars; Who Won, and Who Shoulda Won IMHO

Best Picture
Who Won: Gladiator
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Director
Who Won: Steven Soderbergh (Traffic)
Shoulda Won: Ridley Scott (Gladiator)

Best Actor
Who Won: Russell Crowe (Gladiator)
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Actress
Who Won: Julia Roberts (Erin Brockovich)
Shoulda Won: Ellen Burstyn (Requiem for a Dream)

Best Supporting Actor
Who Won: Benicio Del Toro (Traffic)
Shoulda Won: Wilson (Cast Away) *J/K - Making Sure You Are Paying Attention*
Shoulda Won: Brett Rice (Remember the Titans) *J/K - OK, I'm Biased...So Sue Me*
Ok, Ok...
Shoulda Won: Joaquin Phoenix (Gladiator) *Final Answer, Regis*

Best Supporting Actress
Who Won: Marcia Gay Harden (Pollock)
Shoulda Won: Connie Neilsen (Gladiator) *not even nominated
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Best Cinematography
Who Won: Peter Pau (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon)
Shoulda Won: John Mathieson (Gladiator)

Best Score
Who won: Tan Dun (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon)
Shoulda won: Hans Zimmer (Gladiator)




Edit:

Forgot Which Films Came Out That Year?
Have No Fear - The IMDB Is Here...
http://us.imdb.com/List?year=2000&&...ing=7;Most popular titles;2000 by total votes

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The Oscar Nods & Winners...
http://us.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Academy_Awards_USA/2001
 
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In no particluar order:


Requiem for a Dream
Gladiator
Almost Famous
Battle Royale
Traffic
Boiler Room
Unbreakable
The Cell
Frequency
Crouching tiger, Hidden Dragon
The Gift
American Psycho
 
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1. Gladiator
2. Chicken Run
3. Almost Famous
4. Finding Forrester
5. The Kid
6. The Patriot
7. Shadow of the Vampire
8. Unbreakable
9. The Whole Nine Yards
10. Boiler Room

Honorable Mention: (I cut it back to 4 HMs)
Cast Away
Men of Honor
Under Suspicion
The Cell
 
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Wowzer!
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Looks like this quite possibly could
be the most varied collection of individual lists yet!
Keep em comin', fellas!​
 
Gladiator
Memento
X-Men
Unbreakable
Oh brother, Where art thou?
The Patriot
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Remember the Titans
Thirteen Days
The Emporer's New Groove (one of the funniest 2d Disney movie's ever!)
 
Yes yes yes! 2000 was a great year.


1 Requiem For A Dream
2 Unbreakable
3 What Lies Beneath
4 Cast Away
5 Memento
6 American Psycho
7 Finding Forrester
8 Boiler Room

Best Director
Who Won: Steven Soderbergh (Traffic)
Shoulda Won: Darren Aronofsky (Requiem For A Dream)
 
CallaghanFilms said:
Yessir, it's about that time again...

It was Y2k - It was the year of the dreaded millennium bug who never quite stung - It was one helluva year for films IMO.

You know the procedure; please try to do a top 10 in order (hard as it may be) with an optional two or three "honorable mentions".


The Callaghan Best Films of 2000 List:

01 Gladiator
02 Cast Away
03 Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?
04 The Patriot
05 What Lies Beneath
06 Remember the Titans
07 Frequency
08 Memento
09 Billy Elliott
10 Unbreakable

Honorable Mentions:
What Women Want
Requiem for a Dream
Shadow of the Vampire

Also...

The Oscars; Who Won, and Who Shoulda Won IMHO

Best Picture
Who Won: Gladiator
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Director
Who Won: Steven Soderbergh (Traffic)
Shoulda Won: Ridley Scott (Gladiator)

Best Actor
Who Won: Russell Crowe (Gladiator)
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Actress
Who Won: Julia Roberts (Erin Brockovich)
Shoulda Won: Ellen Burstyn (Requiem for a Dream)

Best Supporting Actor
Who Won: Benicio Del Toro (Traffic)
Shoulda Won: Wilson (Cast Away) *J/K - Making Sure You Are Paying Attention*
Shoulda Won: Brett Rice (Remember the Titans) *J/K - OK, I'm Biased...So Sue Me*
Ok, Ok...
Shoulda Won: Joaquin Phoenix (Gladiator) *Final Answer, Regis*

Best Supporting Actress
Who Won: Marcia Gay Harden (Pollock)
Shoulda Won: Connie Neilsen (Gladiator) *not even nominated
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1) Gladiator
2) Cast Away
3) O Brother Where Art Thou?
4) U-571
5) Men of Honor
6) Memento
7) Requiem For a Dream
8) Snatch
9) What Lies Beneath
10) X-Men

Best Picture: Gladiator

Best Director: Ridley Scott

Best Actor: Russel Crowe

Best Actress: Ellen Burstyn

Best Supporting Actor: Joaquin Phoenix

Best Supporting Actress: I'll have to go with Callaghan and say Connie Nielsen even though she wasn't nominated.
 
The Hudson Best Films of 2000 List:

01 Gladiator
02 The Patriot
03 Pitch Black
04 Erin Brockovich
05 Unbreakable
06 Tigerland
07 Meet the Parents
08 X-Men
09 Scream 3 * Guilty Pleasure
10 What Lies Beneath


Honorable Mentions:

Proof of Life
Thirteen Days
Shadow of the Vampire

Also...

The Oscars; Who Won, and Who Shoulda Won

Best Picture
Who Won: Gladiator
Shoulda Won: Gladiator

Best Director
Who Won: Steven Soderbergh (Traffic)
Shoulda Won: Ridley Scott (Gladiator)

Best Cinematography (Let's start including this category please)
Who WOn: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon -- Peter Pau
Shoulda Won: Gladiator -- John Mathieson

Best Score (Let's start including this category please)
Who won: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon -- Tan Dun
Shoulda won: Gladiator -- Hans Zimmer

Best Actor
Who Won: Russell Crowe (Gladiator)
Shoulda Won: Russell Crowe (Gladiator)

Best Actress
Who Won: Julia Roberts (Erin Brockovich)
Shoulda Won: Julia Roberts (Erin Brockovich)

Best Supporting Actor
Who Won: Benicio Del Toro (Traffic)
Shoulda Won: Joaquin Phoenix (Gladiator)

Best Supporting Actress
Who Won: Marcia Gay Harden (Pollock)
Shoulda Won: Connie Neilsen (Gladiator) *not even nominated
 
John, I edited the Oscar picks...
Added Best Cinematography & Best Score
(Now I gotta go back and do the same for 2001 & 2002)

Great call on your part:beer:
 
1. Requiem for a Dream
2. Oh Brother Where Art Thou?
3. Unbreakable
4. Ghost Dog
5. Memento
6. Traffic
7. Meet the Parents
8. Pay it Forward
9. Finding Forrester
10. Chocolat

I don't think I have seen many others form 2000 for some reason. Time to get on netflix.
 
Filmjunkie677 said:
I've never seen What Lies Beneath. Is it really that good?
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The most sacred of terms, "Hitchcockian" is thrown around waaaay too much. However, What Lies Beneath is one of the few cases where it is appropriate to invoke the master's name when describing the film's vibe.

What an incredible year for Zemeckis...between this and Cast Away. He filmed the first act of Cast Away, then shut down production so that Hanks could do his anti-De Niro thing (losing, instead of gaining lots-o-poundage.) After finishing both production and post-production on WLB, he went back to finish Cast Away. Most amazing of all...he used predominantly the same crew throughout both shebangs!

But yes, to answer your question...it is that good.

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CallaghanFilms said:
The most sacred of terms, "Hitchcockian" is thrown around waaaay too much. However, What Lies Beneath is one of the few cases where it is appropriate to invoke the master's name when describing the film's vibe.
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Wow. I liked What Lies Beneath but Hitchcockian? I'm not saying it isn't, but I am saying that is high praise. I think I'll have to pull this off the rack and try again. I do believe it might be Robert Zemeckis most fully realized movie, so in that respect perhaps you're right. :thumbsup:
 
Filmjunkie677 said:
I just picked up What Lies Beneath for 6 bucks on DVD. I'm gonna watch it tonight.
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Well...
Whaddya hear? Whaddya say?

Did you agree that it was one of the year's best offerings?


Also WHERE THE HELL DID YOU SNAG IT FOR 6 BUCKS?! Walmart? Damn, I always check the $5.50 rack, but never saw it there (of course the titles change quite rapidly.)
A few that I have snagged there for that price though:
-Superman
-The Shining
-Key Largo
-Poltergeist
-Gremlins
-Interview With the Vampire
-The Majestic
-61*
-and-
-Several SNL "Best of..." editions (Eddie Murphy, Tom Hanks, Chris Farley, etc)


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Keep those lists coming!
 
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